CVE-2023-52992
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
27/03/2025
Last modified:
29/10/2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
bpf: Skip task with pid=1 in send_signal_common()<br />
<br />
The following kernel panic can be triggered when a task with pid=1 attaches<br />
a prog that attempts to send killing signal to itself, also see [1] for more<br />
details:<br />
<br />
Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! exitcode=0x0000000b<br />
CPU: 3 PID: 1 Comm: systemd Not tainted 6.1.0-09652-g59fe41b5255f #148<br />
Call Trace:<br />
<br />
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]<br />
dump_stack_lvl+0x100/0x178 lib/dump_stack.c:106<br />
panic+0x2c4/0x60f kernel/panic.c:275<br />
do_exit.cold+0x63/0xe4 kernel/exit.c:789<br />
do_group_exit+0xd4/0x2a0 kernel/exit.c:950<br />
get_signal+0x2460/0x2600 kernel/signal.c:2858<br />
arch_do_signal_or_restart+0x78/0x5d0 arch/x86/kernel/signal.c:306<br />
exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:168 [inline]<br />
exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x15f/0x250 kernel/entry/common.c:203<br />
__syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:285 [inline]<br />
syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x1d/0x50 kernel/entry/common.c:296<br />
do_syscall_64+0x44/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:86<br />
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd<br />
<br />
So skip task with pid=1 in bpf_send_signal_common() to avoid the panic.<br />
<br />
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20221222043507.33037-1-sunhao.th@gmail.com
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3 (including) | 5.4.231 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 (including) | 5.10.167 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.11 (including) | 5.15.92 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.16 (including) | 6.1.10 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dfef503133565fa0bcf3268d8eeb5b181191a65
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1283a01b6e19d05f7ed49584ea653947245cd41e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4923160393b06a34759a11b17930d71e06f396f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1c0263f1eb4deee132e11e52ee6982435460d81
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3d81bc1eaef48e34dd0b9b48eefed9e02a06451



